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Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have also been chambered in a number of large handguns, primarily in revolvers like the Phelps Heritage revolver, Century Arms revolver, Thompson/Centre Contender break-open pistol, Magnum Research BFR, and the Pfeifer Zeliska revolvers.
Projectile weight: 23.0 kg; Muzzle velocity: 850 m/s; Guidance system: Semi-Active Laser/Passive target contour-based; Range: 0.1 – 5.0 km (direct fire) 12 km (indirect fire) Warhead: High-explosive/700 millimetres (28 in) penetration shaped charge
A center-fire (or centerfire) is a type of metallic cartridge used in firearms, where the primer is located at the center of the base of its casing (i.e. "case head"). Unlike rimfire cartridges , the centerfire primer is typically a separate component seated into a recessed cavity (known as the primer pocket ) in the case head and is ...
A 'rapid' fire rate of 120 rounds per minute (four magazines a minute) was sustainable with a barrel change after ten magazines (or reduction in fire rate) to limit wear but doctrine was to fire in 4-5 round bursts. [21] Soldiers were instructed to fire single-shot in imitation of rifle fire to conceal the presence of an automatic weapon. [22]